At Notre Dame, they take women’s empowerment very seriously. Next month, they will host the WOW – Women of the World – one day Festival.

“We need WOW because women and men are still not equal in society, and around the world,” said Maricka Oglesby. “And this is the opportunity for us to come together, not only to celebrate women and girls, but to take a really hard look at those issues, and why we haven’t achieved gender equity yet.